diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_development/work_item_create_branch_merge_request_modal.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_development/work_item_create_branch_merge_request_modal.vue
index 16a3ddea6f9dcf40dd34ea8651377f8ceae2ea85..903d9765f35abee25348e8132945758d52176e70 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_development/work_item_create_branch_merge_request_modal.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_development/work_item_create_branch_merge_request_modal.vue
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ export default {
           cancelToken: this.refCancelToken.token,
         })
         .then(({ data }) => {
-          const branches = data.Branches;
-          const tags = data.Tags;
+          const branches = data?.Branches || [];
+          const tags = data?.Tags || [];
 
           if (target === WORK_ITEM_CREATE_ENTITY_MODAL_TARGET_SOURCE) {
             this.invalidSource = !(